Ecuador on Sunday extradited to the United States the leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang who relied on hitmen, bribes and military weapons to do business. José Adolfo Macías Villamar, whose nickname is “Fito,

José Adolfo Macías, leader of the feared gang Los Choneros, is the first local drug kingpin to be handed over. His trial is raising expectations in Ecuador over the potential revelations that could em

Security forces stand outside the National Court of Justice following a hearing for the extradition of Ecuadorean gang leader Jose Adolfo Macias, known as "Fito," who on Friday accepted the court's request to be extradited to the United States to face drug and gun charges,